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Lamentations 2:14

The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
Lamentations 2:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

נְבִיאַ֗יִךְ חָ֤זוּ לָךְ֙ שָׁ֣וְא וְתָפֵ֔ל וְלֹֽא־גִלּ֥וּ עַל־עֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ לְהָשִׁ֣יב שְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְ וַיֶּ֣חֱזוּ לָ֔ךְ מַשְׂא֥וֹת שָׁ֖וְא וּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ ס

  1. נְבִיאַ֗יִךְne.vi.'A.yikh“prophets your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  2. חָ֤זוּCha.zu“they have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2372
  3. לָךְ֙loKh“for you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  4. שָׁ֣וְאshav'“worthlessness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁוְא · “false” · Strong's H7723G
  5. וְתָפֵ֔לve.ta.Fel“and sham”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּפֵל · “insipid” · Strong's H8602A
  6. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. גִלּ֥וּgi.Lu“they have made known”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּלָה · “uncover[things]” · Strong's H1540I
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. עֲוֹנֵ֖ךְ'a.vo.Nekh“iniquity your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
  10. לְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.Shiv“to turn back”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “rescue” · Strong's H7725H
  11. שְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְshe.vi.tekh“captivity your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שְׁבִית · “captivity” · Strong's H7622
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  12. וַיֶּ֣חֱזוּvai.Ye.che.zu“and they have seen”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2372
  13. לָ֔ךְLakh“for you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  14. מַשְׂא֥וֹתmas.'ot“oracles of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  15. שָׁ֖וְאshav'“worthlessness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁוְא · “false” · Strong's H7723G
  16. וּמַדּוּחִֽים׃ סu.ma.du.Chim“and enticement<s>”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַדּוּחַ · “enticement” · Strong's H4065
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)